non-small cell lung cancer
MSD’s Keytruda impresses in lung cancer chemotherapy trial
December 21, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development MSD, PD-L1, docetaxel, keytruda, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pd-1, pembrolizumab
MSD’s Keytruda significantly improved overall survival (OS) compared to chemotherapy in people with lung cancer and PD-L1 expression, a trial …
NICE rejects BMS cancer drug in draft guidance
December 16, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NHS, NICE, lung cancer, nivolumab, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo
In draft guidance, NICE has chosen not to recommend Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic …
Roche lung cancer drug Alecensa gets rapid US approval
December 14, 2015Sales and Marketing Alecensa, FDA, Genentech, Roche, accelerated approval, alectinib, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
The US health watchdog has approved Alecensa, a drug for people with certain types of non-small cell lung cancer manufactured …
Early UK access for AstraZeneca lung cancer drug
December 9, 2015AstraZeneca, Early Access to Medicines Scheme, Tagrissa, eams, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, osimertinib
UK patients will be among the first in Europe to have free access to AstraZeneca’s cancer drug osimertinib, after the …
Pfizer lung cancer treatment gets expanded EU approval
December 1, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSCLC, Pfizer, Xalkori, crizotinib, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
Pfizer UK has received European Commission approval for a label update to expand use of Xalkori (crizotinib) to first-line treatment …
Lilly cancer drug gets US approval
November 26, 2015NSCLC, Portrazza, lilly, lung cancer, necitumumab, non-small cell lung cancer, oncology
Eli Lilly has received FDA approval for its monoclonal antibody Portrazza, in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin, for patients with …
Merck and Pfizer begin new Phase III avelumab trial in lung cancer
November 5, 2015Medical Communications, Research and Development Merck, Pfizer, avelumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
Merck and Pfizer have commenced an international Phase III study of the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab in patients with non-small …
AstraZeneca halts lung cancer trials amidst safety concerns
October 13, 2015Manufacturing and Production AZD9291, AstraZeneca, MEDI4736, NSCLC, drug safety, durvalumab, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
AstraZeneca is stopping two trials of a combination of two of its pipeline cancer treatments, after reports that the pairing …
Lung cancer market to hit $10.9bn by 2021
September 10, 2015Sales and Marketing AZD9291, GBI Research, GlobalData, NSCLC, industry analysis, industry intelligence, industry reports, keytruda, market intelligence lung cancer, market reports, market trends, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo, world conference on lung cancer
The global market value for non-small cell lung cancer treatment will rise from $6.9 billion in 2014 to $10.9 billion …
AstraZeneca lung cancer drug clears UK market access hurdle
September 4, 2015Sales and Marketing AZD9291, AstraZeneca, Early Access to Medicines Scheme, MHRA, NSCLC, eams, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
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Roche lung cancer therapy succeeds in mid-stage trial
August 17, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche, atezolizumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
Roche’s biotech arm Genentech has scored positive results in a pivotal Phase II study of its investigational cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab. …
Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Opdivo in the UK for lung cancer
August 12, 2015Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NSCLC, immunotherapy, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo
The immuno-oncology drug Opdivo is available in the UK for people with lung cancer, after Bristol-Myers Squibb launched the drug …
AstraZeneca receives US approval for Iressa
July 16, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Iressa, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
AstraZeneca’s lung cancer therapy Iressa has been approved by the FDA – four years after the company pulled it from the …
BMS’ Opdivo improves lung cancer survival
May 29, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NSCLC, lung cancer, nivolumab, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo
A Phase III trial of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s immunotherapy Opdivo has found it increases overall survival in people with a common …
FDA grants AstraZeneca immune drug orphan status
April 15, 2015Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Iressa, MEDI4736, MedImmune, NSCLC, US, gefitinib, non-small cell lung cancer, tremelimumab
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to AstraZeneca’s anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody tremelimumab for the treatment …
